Hillsboro recorder., 1887-10-20
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
PICTURES or THE D0INGs AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Tie Departments Getting Down TO business
AEain-The Nations Finances --Appolnt-
ments and Removals Personals.
THE FLORIDA MAILS.


THE FLORIDA MAILS.
The Post-office Department has ar
ranged that hereafter, during the preva-
lence Of yellow fever at Tampa, Fla, all
mails for Key West and Cuban points
will be sent down the coast line to Ira
bue, in Charlotte Harbor, about 150 miles
south-of Tampa, and there be transferred
to the mail steamers, which will make
this point their northern terminus instead
of Tampa. All Tampa mails will be fumi-
gated at Lakeland.
IDAHO DOES NOT WANT TO DE DIVIDED.
Gov. Stevenson, of Idaho, referring in
his annual report to the proposed dIvi-
sion Of the territory aud the annexation
Of the parts to other political bodies says:
This scheme Of annexation and division,
born as it was by local jealousy and petty
spite, fostered by political hatred and
partisan spleen, advocated by many poll
tical jobbers and tricksters, is thoroughly
distasteful to the great majority of the
people Of Idaho and repugnant to the
best interests Of the territory" A bet
ter mail service is asked. .sl .a..-.5@.r..
THE BOYCOTT CASE. .
Judge Smell has rendered his decision
in what is known as the "Musical Boy
colt" case, finding the defendants, Lin
den, Wilde, Pisiorio, Callan, Caldwell,
Sloan, Fallon and Fisher, guilty of con-
spiracy, and imposing fine in each case
Of twenty-five dollars, or, in default,
thirty days imprisonment. The cases
were the first tried in the District and
excited much interest among the labor
organizations. The offence Of which the
defendants were found guilty was com
bination to prevent band master, named
Krause, and fourteen Of his musicians
from obtaining employment because OF
his refusal to pay fine imposed by the
Musical Union, Of which he was a mem
br. ats A. sa@s$ -
A STRICT ORDER. s~.
Civil Service Commissioner Obehs, ha:
supplemented his letter to the Illinois
Democratic Association by an order, the
intention of which is to prevent actiy,
politicians from becoming members o.
the boards of civil service examiners. i
is as, follows: mo person. in the public
service who is member Of any politica
committee, or of any association organ
lied for the purpose, or engaged in th'
work Of promoting the interest of an
political party. shall be eligible to mem
bership on any board of examiners.n Hi
order will stand as the action Of th'
Commission, unless upon the return o
Commissioners Lynn and Edgerton, the!
shall both disapproye of the action of tn,
commissioner now in charge in making
tof record. -z .z--' =. @s
a@~ NOTES. %'.. .~; e.
The Laundrymens' National Associa
ton is in session in Washington. Th'
enemy against whom the laundrymel
combine Is the Chiuaman. -
Secretary Fairchild has informed Gus
toms officers and others that hereafter al
leaves Of absence granted to employe
receiving per diem compensation shall b,
without pay. ..--.-e
The Secretary Of the Treasury has ap
pointed the following storekeepers ant
gaugers: w. II. Mullen, at Baltimore
Nd; Jno. MacL. Kelly, at Carthage. n
c.; Jas. P. Smith, in Alamance County
N. c., and Henry o. Brown, in PickenI
County, s. G. t&:....
Thos. c. Manning, minister 10 Mexico
is reported to the State Department a
bei,g in dying condition at the Fiftl
Aye1ne Hotel, in New York. His dca,l
u probably a matter of but a few hours
lie went to that city week ago 10 at
tend a meeting of Peabody fund trustees
Of which number he IS one. tsf